How to test Azure slots when deploying bots

2
votes

I use the Azure slots feature for deploying my bot:

  1. Deploy to 'staging' slot
  2. Azure start this instance
  3. When up, I swap 'production' and 'staging' slots

I would like to test the staging instance before doing a slot, ideally using the Webchat test tool in Azure portal. However, I couldn't see a way to specify which slot instance this webchat tool points at.

Is there a way to test a bot running in a specific slot?

1
azurebotframeworkazure-web-app-service
Did you end up with any satisfactory solution, please? – Ferdinand Fejskid

1 Answers

1
votes

I would like to test the staging instance before doing a slot, ideally using the Webchat test tool in Azure portal.

On Settings blade, you can modify the Messaging endpoint to point to your bot application that is deployed on staging slot, then test it via WebChat.

Change Messaging endpoint:

enter image description here

Test in WebChat:

enter image description here

Note: I clone configuration from original app when I add staging slot.